Anxiety and Perinatal Depression in High-risk Pregnancies at the Fetomaternal Polyclinic RSUP Prof. Dr. IGNG Ngoerah

Abstract---Background: In this phase, a woman is prone to experiencing mental disorders due to an increase in psychological distress. There is some evidence that psychological stress during this period can have deleterious effects on the mother's health and may harm the child. The most common psychiatric disorders in the perinatal period are anxiety disorders and depression. Objective: To determine the prevalence of perinatal anxiety and depression in high-risk pregnancies. Method: The research sample was pregnant and postpartum women who checked themselves into the fetomaternal polyclinic at RSUP Prof. Dr. IGNG Ngoerah as many as 41 people. The research was conducted by distributing the Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory questionnaires to the research sample. The research was conducted from October 1 2022 to October 31, 2022. Results: In this study, 7 people (17.1%) experienced mild anxiety and 11 people (26.8%) experienced moderate anxiety. For the prevalence of depression, 6 people (14.6%) had mild depression and 15 people (36.6%) had moderate depression. Perinatal anxiety and depression disorders are most commonly found in pregnant women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Conclusion: The prevalence of perinatal anxiety and depression in high-risk pregnancies is greater than the prevalence of perinatal anxiety and depression in the normal population. It is necessary to screen mothers during the perinatal period to detect digestive disorders and depression. Keywords---anxiety, depression, high-risk pregnancies, perinatal.